Coal India absorbs cost surge to shield consumersCoal India Limited is absorbing increased input costs to protect consumers from higher coal prices. Expenses for explosives and industrial ...
13 Apr, 2026, 12.41 AM IST
Coal imports for power blending plunge 54% in Apr–DecCoal imports for India's power sector blending have significantly decreased. This development offers relief to domestic power plants facing...
04 Feb, 2026, 03.45 PM IST
Two workers trapped after wall of opencast coal mine collapses in JharkhandTragedy struck Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, as a mine wall collapsed on a truck. Two workers are trapped. The incident occurred late Saturday nig...
21 Dec, 2025, 12.00 PM IST
Parliamentary panel recommends easing clearances for underground coal mining projectsA parliamentary panel wants simpler rules for underground coal mining. This method has low environmental impact. Current complex processes ...
14 Dec, 2025, 11.15 AM IST
BEML, Italy's Tesmec ink pact to introduce surface miner equipment for mining operationsState-owned BEML has partnered with Italy's Tesmec. This collaboration will introduce surface miner equipment for mining in India. These ma...
24 Oct, 2025, 02.14 PM IST
BEML launches India's largest indigenously developed electric rope shovelBEML Limited launched India's largest indigenously designed electric rope shovel, the BRS21, for opencast mining. This 720-ton, zero-emissi...
29 Apr, 2025, 04.47 PM IST
Bengal govt explores coal gasification in Deocha-Pachami block, open-cast mining to begin in FebWest Bengal is exploring underground coal gasification in the Deocha-Pachami block. Traditional mining will be used for 70 per cent of the ...
27 Jan, 2025, 01.03 PM IST
CIL places Rs 2,900 crore equipment order on BelazThe Maharatna company’s board has given its nod to close the deal and letter of award has been issued, a senior company executive said.
26 Aug, 2020, 12.36 PM IST
Environment Ministry clears 10 coal mining projectsThe ministry cleared 14 of the 23 projects it considered. This is likely to help Coal India meet its targets of producing 750 million tonne...
09 Jan, 2020, 07.07 AM IST
Coal India clocks 27% MoM growth in November“The company managed to produce nearly 11 million tonnes more coal than in October. Coal off-take for November 2019 grew by almost 17% on a...
02 Dec, 2019, 04.48 PM IST
9 coal miners injured, 4 feared trapped in Odisha mine mishapThe coal miners were working at the mine of the Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) when the accident happened around 11.30pm on Tuesday.
24 Jul, 2019, 12.42 PM IST
Green nod to MCL's Rs 437 crore Lakhanpur coal mine expansion projectThe proposal is to increase the production capacity of the Lakhanpur opencast mine from 18.75 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) to 21 MTPA.
04 Mar, 2018, 11.59 AM IST
Workmen productivity at Coal India doubles in a decadeCoal India took a conscious decision to increase usage of equipment from 2011-12; since then productivity took a steep turn resulting in in...
27 Dec, 2017, 12.20 AM IST
Coal India asked to conduct long-term hydrologic study of riversCIL has also been asked to examine the option of underground mining instead of opencast mining. It is aiming for one billion tonnes of prod...
25 Mar, 2016, 04.05 PM IST
Government plans to douse century-old fire to extract coal worth Rs 60,000 crorePower, coal and renewable energy minister Piyush Goyal last week met Damodar Valley Corporation chairman AWK Langstieh.
01 Dec, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
KPMG submits final draft on CIL mines modernisationKPMG, which was given the task to take up the study for technology development and modernisation of Coal India mines, has submitted the fin...
04 Jun, 2014, 03.12 PM IST
- Australian firms evince interest to develop CIL opencast mines
World's largest coal miner, Coal India last week said it hoped to award contract for 10-15 mines in the fiscal 2013-14 in the PPP pact.
30 Apr, 2013, 06.55 PM IST